St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-03
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.
The Wheat Market on the Chica-o Board
Was Not Very Active
Saturday.
a Weaker Feeling Prevailed and Prices
Generally Ruled Little
Lower.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street.-The Cen
eral Quotations.

CHICAGO. Oct 1.-Although very fair
business was transacted in the wheat market
to-day, it was on the whole less active than
yesterday. The feeling, too, was weaker,and
prices ruled slightly under the closing quota
tons OF yesterday, finally closing A@ssc
lower for October unchanged for December,
and lSc higher for May than on yesterday.
There was some pretty lair selling ON East
ern account and some is apparently on Tor
eign orders. Advices reporting stock OF
wheat in Liverpool were conflicting, some
private cables early in the day showing about
100000 bushels decrease, and other parties
later received cables purportng to show
about half million bushels increase. The
nature of these reports Influenced strength
early and weakness later. The deliver
les on October contracts were fair
and centered mainly in the hands
of a firm reported to have been the
principal buyers for October the past thee
weeks or more. Receipts at winter wheat
points were much smaller, but were larger at
Minneapolis and Duluth Receipts at
twelve points aggregate 692, 1000 bushels,
with shipments 100000 bushels. Just at
the close, the market became frmer on re-
ported engagements of 100000 bushels of
wheat for export. About l 100000 bushels
of wheat were delivered on change to-day.
October opened at 71ls, sold at 7OS4@11A
and closed at 7075Q71. May opened at 79A,
sold at 7S7SG79SS and closed at 79Is@194.
Deliveries of corn to-day were light and the
best prices of yesterday were not touched,
while toward the close prices went below
the closing points at 2:30 p. m. Friday.
There was a very slow demand for cash
corn. The interest which has marked the
pit most of the week was wanting. Re
ceipts here were but 265 cars. Char
tiers were light; only 141, 600
bushels were sold at 42ss@143I2,
closing at 42sSc; May touched 45s4c and
closed at 45l2c. Oats are quiet, and the
light transactions brought no change in
prices; october sold at 26c, November at
2614c and May at soc; receipts, 153 cars; no
charters reported. Provisions were slow,
and with the exception of mess pork, which
advanced from Sl2.37l2 TO $3.50 for Janu-
ary and closed at 1242l2, a gain of sc over
yesterday. the market was narrow. Re-
ceipts of hogs were liberal and prices again
lower. There was an easy feeling among
holders of lard, and they offered their prop
erty more freely than buyers cared to take
it; October lard sold at So. 35@6. 42Ia and
closed at S6.37l2: the long futures were
quiet and steady: January sold at S6.4212@
$50 and closed at S6.45. Short ribs were up
to $3.50 at one time. but closed at $3.50 for
October; January closed at S6.35.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, October, opened at7115c, clos
ingat 707Sc: November, 772I2c, closing at
72lac; December 74c, closing at z4c; May,
T914c, closing at 791sc Corn-No. 9, DC
tober, opened at 42Ssc, closing at 1880;
November, 425sc, closing at 42l2c; Deem
Der, 42$sc, closing at 42sc; May, 455sc
closing at 45l2c. .Oats-No. 2, october,
opened at Zoe closing at zee; November.
2614c, closing at 26i4c; May, 297sc, closing
at 297sc. Mess pork, perbbl-Year opened
at ST., closing at S12.Oo; January. S12.3712 ",
closing at S12.42l2. Lard, per 100 lbs
October opened at S6.40, closing at So 37I2 ;
airy, 1913: closing at S6.45; May. 1918,
closing at S6.75. Short ribs, per 100 lbs
October opened at $3.50, closing at 81. so !;
January. $3.50, closing at S6.35.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
quiet; prices unchanged except for rye,
Dbl and $4,000. rs in sacks; No. aspiring
wheat, 70s4@71c; No. 3 spring wheat, CSC !;
No. red, 13c: No. 2 corn, 42141423sc; No.
2 oats, 26c; No. 2 rye, 4sc; No. 2 barley.
Csc; No; l tiaxseed, Si.05A; prime timothy
per 100 lbs, S6.40; short ribs sides Qoose),
S7.S5; dry sailed shoulders, boxed So. 25@1
$50; short clear sides (boXed), IS. 10MS. Is; ;
whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal,
Sl.1O; sugar, cut loaf. 67s@7c; graduated,
6l2c; standard "A, 6Ac. Receipts-Flour,
1900 bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 14s,
900 bu; oats 140, 900 bu; rye, 5000 bu; bar
ley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, $4,000
bbls; wheat, II 600 bu; corn, 457, O00 bu :;
oats, 1000 bu; rye, 1000 blu; barley
$4,000 bu. On the produce exchange to-day
@24e; dairy, 15l2@2Oc. Eggs. firm; fresh,